On 13 January 2009 RSA Arts & Ecology teamed up with the Young Vic and People’s Palace Projects to present a lively encounter programmed to coincide with Amazonia, the theatre’s latest extraordinary production inspired by the life and legacy of world-famous environmental activist, Chico Mendes, who was assassinated because of his political views in December 1988.
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RSA Arts and Ecology interview with Alan Sonfist
If you’re looking for great writing about eco-art on the web, check out RSA Arts and Ecology’s online magazine. They recently published an interview with artist Alan Sonfist that is not only a great overview of the evolution of environmental art, it’s a fabulous breakdown of the blurring of cultural lines that comes with the work. Also, the last line of the interview contains one of the best quotes on the topic I’ve read.
Within the 21st century we have to redefine the role of the artist as an individual who is actively seeking solutions to improve our world.
– Alan Sonfist
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Talking Trash and not wasting away
Curator Max Andrews on rubbish in art, and the significance of Tue Greenfort’s RSA Arts and Ecology commission at Frieze 2008.
How Amazonia came to London this Christmas
Two years ago, RSA Arts and Ecology began supporting a multi-disciplinary collaboration with the Young Vic. Inspired by the work of the unionist and conservationist Chico Mendes, Amazônia began with a journey by the Young Vic’s artistic director to Brazil. It reaches a celebratory climax this winter with a magnificent children’s show at the Young Vic by Colin Teevan and Paul Heritage. Amazonia’s producer, Debra Hauer talks us through the extraordinary history of the project.
Francesca Galeazzi: Artist behaving badly
In an interview with RSA Arts and Ecology Francesca Galeazzi justifies releasing a cylinder of CO2 in one of the most beautifully unspoilt places on earth, and discusses the shocked reactions of some of her shipmates.
RSA Arts and Ecology Centre
The new RSA Arts and Ecology Centre is about connecting people and ideas to develop a set of shared ideas about how art can invigorate debate about climate change.